Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule

Posted on December 13, 2018

Thursday scoreboard sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan:

Girls High School Basketball:
Bloomington 51, Peoria Manual 39
Cornerstone Christian 36, HomeSchool Resource Center 16
Normal West 61, Limestone 28
Lanphier 57, U-High 46
Boys High School Basketball:
Crete-Monee HomeSchool 57, Cornerstone Christian 49

Friday schedule:
Boys High School Basketball:
Danville at Normal West, 7:30 p.m. (Live WJBC-AM 1230 7:05–click to listen)  
Champaign Central at Bloomington, 7:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at U-High, 7:30 p.m.
Normal Community at Peoria, 7:30 p.m.

United States Hockey League:
Central Illinois Flying Aces at Des Moines Buccaneers, 7:05 p.m.

Coaches and athletic directors–please report scores by tagging tweets with @SportsWJBC and/or @Gregoradio on Twitter or by reporting to IHSA Score Zone. 

 

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